About
Woodturningsplus
Member Since: October 15, 2018
Festival biz experience: 20+ years
I started turning wood on a lathe while living in Maine in 2002. One winter while it was howling outside and the snow was coming down in buckets I decided I had watched enough of the tube. The next day I looked on the internet for a small wood lathe. I purchased it and the rest is history. That spring I ended up with around 50 wooden bowls of all sizes. The neighbor came to visit and said what in the world you gonna do with all the bowls, I bet the tourists would like them. That's not exactly what she said but close. Anyway that summer my wife and I did 15 art and craft shows and at the end of the summer, we were Craftshowedout. I made a new word. The following summer I was accepted into several Art Galleries and even showed a piece of art at the Boston Gallery of arts at their request. Not bad for a self-starter. Today I turn several forms of art on the lathe. Writing pens, hollow vessels, vases, pepper & salt mills, bottle stoppers, natural edge bowls. I have return buyers and collectors that purchase my work. So I figure I must be doing something right. Also, I have also started several people up in their own business as woodturners. This wasn't my choice but the conversation started out, could you teach me how to turn I only want to do it so I can give some handmade gifts. Oh well, such is life as a woodturner. By the way, how did you make that? The answer, very carefully and with the intent you won't copy it. Thanks for your ear. If you purchase my work enjoy
Category
Artist
Medium/Materials - Products/Tags
Wood/Deer antler
- bowls/urns/keyrings/peppermills/vases
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